{"product_id":"literature-under-the-commonwealth","title":"Literature Under the Commonwealth","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished on the eve of global conflict, this definitive collection captures the fierce intellectual and aesthetic debates that defined the Philippine Commonwealth era. Spawned by the creation of the historic Commonwealth Literary Awards under President \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eManuel L. Quezon\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, this volume serves as a battlefield of ideas between two conflicting literary schools of thought.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eArt for Art's Sake:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Led by the uncompromising aestheticism of poets like Jose Garcia Villa. \u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eArt for Society's Sake:\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Championed by \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eSalvador P. Lopez\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, who argued that writers must engage directly with political realities, social justice, and the plight of the working class.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEdited by the foundational trio of Manuel E. Arguilla, Esteban Nedruda, and Teodoro A. Agoncillo, this rare anthology aggregates vital essays, political speeches, and literary manifestos from the era's most prominent figures—including Carlos P. Romulo and President Quezon himself. It stands as a monumental cultural blueprint documenting the precise moment Filipino writers weaponized the English language to forge a distinct national identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by the Philippine Writers League in 1940\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e87 pages \/ Paperback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archivo 1984","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56145693540425,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/8196\/8969\/files\/LiteratureUndertheCommonwealth.jpg?v=1790413953","url":"https:\/\/archivo1984.com\/products\/literature-under-the-commonwealth","provider":"Archivo 1984","version":"1.0","type":"link"}